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fullback

noun as in running back

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The median fullback and punter earns more in his second contract than off-ball linebackers, yet teams would likely never spend a fifth overall pick on either position.

Their mission was to keep their top four priorities — offensive tackle Trent Williams, fullback Kyle Jusczcyk and cornerbacks Jason Verrett and J’Waun Williams.

I loved watching Sue Ellen, even when she was wearing jackets as wide-shouldered as a fullback’s and using too much Joan Jett eyeliner.

He had shuffled between meeting rooms as a rare two-way player during his first few seasons in the NFL, a 6-foot-3, 311-pound mountain of a man assigned to batter opponents as both a fullback and defensive tackle for the Baltimore Ravens.

He is a fullback who can play on either side, adding depth to positions that were left thin by injuries this year.

How many times we had seen that fullback miss that block on that end I do not know.

But Kitsch felt the role of Tim Riggins, the gifted fullback from a splintered family, hit closer to home.

One night during his years as a college fullback he took his girlfriend, a basketball player, to see Phantom of the Opera.

One night during his years as a college fullback he took his girlfriend to see Phantom of the Opera.

He lunged forward and crashed against the dark panel near the lock and bolt, with the energy of a college fullback.

For an instant they felt an immense relief, as they crowded around Wilson, the fullback, and clapped him on the shoulder.

The jubilant Army men called on McAlpin, their giant fullback, to buck the line.

As for Bert at fullback, no such demon playing had been seen at West Point for a generation.

The bucking game was not panning out and the ball was passed back to the giant fullback, Livingston, for a kick.

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On this page you'll find 9 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to fullback, such as: halfback, tailback, blocking back, flanker back, offensive back, and plunging back.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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